1. Greek Roots
Meaning
Examples
-astro-,
-aster-
star
astronaut, asteroid
-cosmo
world; order
cosmopolitan
-eu-
good; well
eulogy, euphemism
-gno-,
-kno-
know; skill
gnomes, knowledge
-hypno-
sleep
hypnosis

2. Greek Roots
Meaning
Examples
-mis-
hatred of
misanthrope
-ortho-
straight
orthopedic
-pseudo-
false
pseudonym
-the-,
-them-,
-thet-
place; put
-theo-
god
theology

3. Greek Prefixes
Meaning
Examples
11-anti-
against
antibody, antisocial
dia-
through; across
diagram, dialectic
hypo-
under; below
hypodermic, hypoallergenic
para-
beside; beyond
paralegal, parallel
peri-
around
periscope, periphery

4. Greek suffixes
Meaning
Examples
16-ess
female
poetess, lioness
-ic
having; showing
paraplegic, tonic
-ize
resemble; cause to be
Americanize, ostracize
-meter
measure
thermometer, barometer
-oid
like; resembling
factoid, android

5. Latin Roots
Meaning
Examples
-anima-, -anim-
life; mind
animal, animate
-aqua-
water
aquarium, aquanaut
-cid-, -cis-
cut off; kill
homicide, concise
-cor-, -card-
heart
coronary, cardiac
-fum-
smoke; scent
fumigate, perfume
-gen-
race; family
genealogy, progenitor
-leg-
law
legal, legislate
-noc-, -nox-
night
equinox, nocturne
-tract-
pull; draw
attract, subtraction
-voc-, -vok-
voice; call
vocal, revoke

6. Latin Prefixes
Meaning
Examples
bene-
good
benefit, benediction
contra-
against
contradict, contrast
extra-
outside
extracurricular, extraordinary
intra-
within
intravenous, intramural
trans-
across; over
transatlantic, transcend

7. Latin suffixes
Meaning
Examples
-age
act; result of
marriage; voyage
-fic
making; creating
horrific; scientific
-ive
relating to; belonging to
inquisitive; sportive
-let
small
piglet; rivulet
-ure
act; state of being
leisure; composure

8. Anglo-Saxon/old English prefixes
Meaning
Examples
be-
around
bedew, beget
for-
away; off; from
forget, forgo
mis-
badly; not
mishap, mistake
over-
above
overlook, overcoat
un-
not; reverse
unsound, unkempt

9. Anglo-Saxon/old English suffixes
Meaning
Example
-en
become
brighten, sullen
-ful
full of; marked by
cheerful, fearful
-ness
quality; state
kindness, craziness
-ship
quality of
kinship, relationship
-ward
in the direction
forward, skyward

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